Free trade and the movement of workers and students across borders. Good things in the European Union, according to Poul Erik H\u00f8yer, from Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark (which is the official full name). <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve created stability and growth in many of the European countries, so I regard the European Parliament and the EU as a field where we should strengthen the commercial links between the member states,\u201d says Poul. <\/p>\n
At the election to the European Parliament on Sunday, May 25, Venstre is part of an electoral alliance with the Conservative Party. As a likely outcome, Venstre will obtain four seats, using the votes of the conservatives. <\/p>\n
Venstre has positioned itself as a law-and-order party that protects Danish interests at the European Union. Nonetheless, they their parliamentarians will continue to sit with ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe). <\/p>\n
In that regard, one of Venstre\u2019s main topics is the fight against cross-border crime, where the party wants to find solutions in increased European cooperation. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe regard Europol as one of the good<\/em> European areas of co-operation. Due to the Danish opt-out in judicial affairs, we might not be able to continue the cooperation in Europol. We need to solve this issue immediately,\u201d explains Poul. <\/p>\n As regards higher education policy, Poul explains that he would support the struggle for further extensions of the Erasmus programs: <\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s important that we allow as many students as possible to go abroad and study. In principle it should be possible for everybody to study one or two years in another country, independent of your family\u2019s income\u201d. <\/p>\n In general Poul wants EU influence, albeit limited, in higher education. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s good that each country has their own model, so to speak, but sometimes that can create unnecessary obstructions. We could for example have a common grade system, so it\u2019s easier to compare what comes from different countries\u201d. <\/p>\n The party\u2019s position is critical of what they call \u201cwelfare tourism\u201d.<\/p>\n But students shouldn\u2019t be concerned, Poul says.<\/p>\n \u201cIt would be a sin to call students welfare tourists. I do believe, actually, that hardly anybody is coming here to cash out the welfare system. People come to work or study. There\u2019s some that try to get around and we will catch them\u201d. <\/p>\n As regards general budgeting questions, Poul is concerned about Europe\u2019s future. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re losing a whole generation in south of Europe and we have a responsibility towards them\u201d, he says. <\/p>\n Asked if he imagines an EU job program, he says, \u201cwe need to do something that is meaningful in the future and creates value for a longer time, not just putting people to work\u201d. <\/p>\n Agriculture is one of the areas where money could be taken from. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is an area where we should think about decreasing support, although it will be very very hard. But we should try to take money from areas such as agriculture and put it into investment areas, like education and research and development\u201d. <\/p>\n universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n Like us on Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. Follow us on Twitter<\/a> for links to other Copenhagen academia news stories. Sign up for the University Post weekly newsletter here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Poul Erik H\u00f8yer from Venstre is highlighting Europe as a free trade area with some security issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","expression-news_article"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nWelfare Tourism?<\/h2>\n
Better orientation towards the future<\/h2>\n